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Crew

S he wasn’t coming back. I knew it the second the clock hit midnight, and she hadn’t shown up.

Nova Travers was stubborn as hell. She was also scared.

Scared of what I didn’t know. But that was alright.

I could be patient. When I wanted something, I didn’t sit around waiting for the world to hand it to me.

I went after it. Nova was no different than anything else I wanted.

I threw on a black hoodie and jeans, grabbed my room key, and took the elevator down to her suite.

I knocked once, hard enough to be heard but not hard enough to startle the kids at this hour.

After a few moments, a woman I knew to be Nova’s best friend answered the door.

Tyra answered in pajama pants and a tank top, a satin bonnet halfway sliding off her head. She blinked at me, then smirked.

"About damn time," she whispered, stepping aside to let me in like she had been waiting for me.

"Where’s she at?" I asked low.

She pointed to the living room, grinning like she was in on some secret she couldn’t wait to see unfold.

"Passed out on the couch with the kids. Wine hit her harder than she thought."

I nodded once.

"You cool with this?"

Tyra shrugged.

"Look, all I know is my girl deserves a man that wants her as bad as you seem to. Plus, you had my girl singing 90s R&B in the shower and whether you know it or not the look on your face says that you want more than just a fling with my girl. But just to be clear I got a marksmanship award in the military, and I will air some shit out behind that one. We clear?” She asked, arching her brow.

“Clear.”

"Good then go get her," Tyra said, before walking over to the couch to pick up one of the kids with a wink.

Nova lay sprawled out on the couch with Timberly across her chest and DJ curled up at her feet.

They were a mess of soft snores, tangled blankets and messy hair.

She was perfect even in her sleep. I crouched down, brushing the back of my knuckles along her soft, warm cheek.

She stirred a little but didn’t wake. Tyra came over and picked Timberly up off her and placed her on the other couch before covering her with a warm blanket.

I slipped one arm under her knees, the other around her back, and lifted her carefully.

She made a small noise that was half protest, half sleepy confusion. I pressed my lips to her temple.

"Shhh, Princess. I got you."

I carried her through the suite. Tyra cracked the door open wider with a big ass smile on her face.

"You’re welcome!" she whisper-yelled.

I nodded once before leaving, carrying Nova back to where she belonged. Back to my bed. We barely made it back to my suite before she stiffened and opened her eyes. When she saw it was me carrying her she relaxed back into me.

“I thought I told you that you would be in my bed tonight?”

“I- I fell asleep.” She lied. I wonder if she knew she wrinkled her nose when she told a lie.

“I told you it was cute when you did that. But if you do it again I’ll have to punish you,” I said.

“What?” She asked..

“If you lie to me again I’m going to fuck your throat until you can’t speak. I said.

Her eyes got big, and her breathing increased. I watched her eyes become heavy with lust. I watched as her tongue darted out of her mouth to wet her soft lips. The thought alone of those lips wrapped around my dick had me walking a little faster.

“Is that what you want? Princess. Would you like me to fuck that pretty mouth of yours?”

“Yes, Sir.” She moaned.

As soon as I let us into my suite I took Nova over by the island in the kitchen and placed her on her feet.

“Take off your clothes,” I told her as I undressed down to my black boxer briefs.

Once she was naked before me I lifted her in my arms again and placed her on her back on the island.

I pulled the top of her body off the edge letting her head hang back, so she was looking up at me.

I ran my knuckles across her cheek before asking her.

“Do you remember your safe word?”

“Control.” She whimpered.

I stepped out of my briefs and watched her eyes light up. Stepping in front of her I gripped the base of my dick and rubbed it across her plump lips.

“Open.”

She opened her mouth and stuck her tongue out.

Gripping my dick, I gave it a few strokes before pushing in slowly.

Allowing her to hollow out her cheeks and suck on the tip.

My toes curled from the sensation, but this wasn’t about her enjoyment, this was punishment.

I pulled back, letting just a string of saliva connect us before surging back in making her eyes water when I hit the back of her throat.

Thrusting in deeper, I felt her gag around me as she got used to my size in this position.

“Fuck, Nova. Relax your throat and breathe through your nose, baby.” I wasn’t about to go easy on her, so I needed her to take her punishment like a good little slut.

I pulled back, giving her a chance to take in a breath before surging back in, going deeper with each thrust. She moaned around me, swallowing and making her throat clench around my dick.

Her face was wet from her tears and drool as she swallowed my dick like her life depended on it.

“Fuck, baby. Your mouth is so wet.”

I placed both my hands on each side of her head before fisting her hair and fucked her throat just like I said I would, and she took every inch of me using her tongue to circle to head every time I pulled out to the tip.

If I kept going I was going to explode down her throat at any minute, so I stepped back and pulled my dick from her mouth.

She gasped sucking in as much air as she could.

Her eyes fluttered as she looked up at me.

This woman was going to drive me crazy if I let her. Fuck she was perfect for me.

I spun her body around, so I was standing between her legs.

Then I took a seat on the chair in front of the island.

I had the perfect view of her soaking pussy.

She had done such a good job taking her punishment with no complaints that she deserved a reward.

Spreading her legs more for me I gripped her hips and pulled her pussy to my mouth and started to devour her like my last meal.

“Oh shit, fuck, Crew,” she moaned dragging her fingers through my hair as I licked and sucked on her clit.

Her moans were music to my ears. Her soft whining and whimpering had my dick harder than steel. I pushed a finger into her, and she clamped down sucking my finger deeper inside. A few more sucks, licks and thrusts with my finger had her on the edge.

“Your pussy is so sweet, Princess. Cum for me,” I commanded. And like the good girl she was she came with a loud scream.

I placed one last wet kiss on her pussy before standing and positioning my hard dick at her opening.

I lifted her legs, hooked them over my arms to bend her in half and thrust just the tip inside her.

Nova groaned and slammed her eyes shut from the stretch as I pushed inside her.

I pulled back out and thrust in again earning a few moans from her sweet lips.

Leaning in, I latched onto her bottom lip and sucked it into my mouth.

Fuck she felt so good. Bracketing my hands on either side of her face I started pounding into her.

Ahh, Sir please,” she begged.

“Open your eyes, Nova. Look at me while I fuck you.” I grunted. Being inside Nova was becoming my favorite thing to do. I couldn’t get enough of her, and if she let me, I would never have to. “You’re close, Princess. I can feel the way you’re gripping me.”

“Crew, yes. Ahhh,” she moaned as she came again.

I pumped my hips a few more times getting as deep as I could on the last thrust and spilled inside her.

Fuccck, Nova. I growled trying not to collapse on top of her.

I placed a soft kiss on her sweaty forehead before I pulled out and lifted her in my arms to take her to my tub.

She was damn near asleep in my arms as I carried her.

Once we made it into the bathroom, I gently sat her on the side of the tub while I got out what I needed to run her a nice bath.

I used the honey vanilla bubbling oil I ordered from a specialty shop in town.

Once the water was at the right temperature, I picked her up and sat her inside.

She moaned and sank down in the water, letting it soothe her.

I stepped in behind her and positioned her against my chest.

We stayed like that, silently basking in the haze of great sex for what felt like hours.

This was the closest I had been to intimacy in so long.

And I wanted this for the first time in a long time.

I wanted to be as close to this woman as I could get.

I just had to make her see that this could be more than a weekend.

The sun was just starting to crawl through the cracks of the blackout curtains when I stirred.

I reached for her out of habit, the way you reach for something you know is supposed to be yours.

But the bed was cold. Empty. I sat up, heart hammering once, sharp and stupid.

The space beside me was bare, except for a folded piece of hotel stationary, neatly placed on the pillow.

I picked it up slowly, running my thumb over the words.

Crew,

Last night was... amazing. If life were different... If I were different, maybe we could have stayed in touch. But some things aren’t meant to be. Thank you for giving me something beautiful to remember.

I wish you all the best.

~Nova

I sat there for a long time, staring at the paper until the words burned into my brain.

I should have expected it. People like Nova didn’t stay with men like me.

Men who didn’t deserve soft things. Men who couldn't protect what mattered most, no matter how many times they swore otherwise.

I balled the note in my fist. Closed my eyes and breathed.

It was better this way .

She deserved normal and safe. Two things I wasn’t. Not a man who built his empire on blood and broken promises. I leaned back against the headboard, letting the ache settle into my bones. I would let her have it for now. But if I ever ran into Ms. Nova Travers again, she was mine.